Cross-country skiing and biathlon

Thomas W. Jones; Kerry McGawley

doi:10.4324/9781003045281-34

Cross-country skiing and biathlon

Thomas W. Jones, Kerry McGawley

Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Department

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Cross-country skiing (XC) and biathlon are physically demanding winter sports that involve a variety of competition formats, race durations and distances performed over mixed terrain and in challenging environmental conditions. The obvious distinction between the two sports is the component of marksmanship in biathlon, which involves both prone and standing shooting interspersed between repeated bouts of high-intensity skiing. Traditional international XC includes sprint and distance competitions. The relative contributions of specific muscle groups across ski techniques and sub-techniques can influence energetic demands. While field-based testing is becoming increasingly accessible and accurate due to technological advancements, numerous uncontrollable factors make treadmill roller-skiing and double-poling ergometry more appropriate methods of quantifying physiological qualities among XC athletes and biathletes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines
Subtitle of host publication	Volume I – Sport Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide
Editors	R. C. Richard Davison, Paul M. Smith, James Hopker, Michael J. Price, Florentina Hettinga, Garry Tew, Lindsay Bottoms
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	4.8
Pages	208-218
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003045281
ISBN (Print)	9780367491338, 9780367492465
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003045281-34
Publication status	Published - 23 Mar 2022

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Jones, T. W., & McGawley, K. (2022). Cross-country skiing and biathlon. In R. C. R. Davison, P. M. Smith, J. Hopker, M. J. Price, F. Hettinga, G. Tew, & L. Bottoms (Eds.), Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines : Volume I – Sport Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 208-218). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003045281-34

Jones, Thomas W. ; McGawley, Kerry. / Cross-country skiing and biathlon. Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines : Volume I – Sport Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. editor / R. C. Richard Davison ; Paul M. Smith ; James Hopker ; Michael J. Price ; Florentina Hettinga ; Garry Tew ; Lindsay Bottoms. Vol. 1 2nd. ed. London : Taylor & Francis, 2022. pp. 208-218

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Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines : Volume I – Sport Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. ed. / R. C. Richard Davison; Paul M. Smith; James Hopker; Michael J. Price; Florentina Hettinga; Garry Tew; Lindsay Bottoms. Vol. 1 2nd. ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 2022. p. 208-218.

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Jones TW, McGawley K. Cross-country skiing and biathlon. In Davison RCR, Smith PM, Hopker J, Price MJ, Hettinga F, Tew G, Bottoms L, editors, Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines : Volume I – Sport Testing: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. London: Taylor & Francis. 2022. p. 208-218 doi: 10.4324/9781003045281-34

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